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Student Spotlight:
- Monday, September 29, 6 to 7 pm, Lerner Hall Satow Conference Room.
- Meet the Columbia chapter of America Reads for their first general body meeting of the year! Snacks provided.
- No registration required.
- Sunday, October 5, 6 to 8 pm, 326 Uris Hall.
- Join the Columbia Chinese Student Club for a fun event with mooncakes, games and more.
- No registration required.
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Recommended:
Drugs and Security: The Changing Landscape of U.S. Policy in Latin America
- Wednesday, October 1, 2 to 3 pm, on Zoom.
- Hosted by the Institute for Latin American Studies, this event brings together the experts to discuss the recent bombing of Venezuelan boats and the decertification of anti-narcotic efforts in Columbia by the United States. They will discuss the current state of the “War on Drugs.”
- Register here.
Columbia Con — Latinos in Comics!
- Thursday, October 2, 6 to 9 pm, Casa Hispanica (Rooms 201, 206, and Lobby).
- This event is a celebration of Latinos in the comic book and graphic novel industry as part of Hispanic Heritage Month. From 6 to 6:45 pm, light Caribbean refreshments will be served. Then, from 7 to 8 pm, there will be a panel discussion featuring comic book creators Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, Elisa Féliz, and Alex Segura. After, from 8 to 9 pm, there will be a mini-Comic Con experience with tables where you can purchase comics, artwork, and trinkets!
- Register here.
American Voter Project: Redistricting
- Thursday, October 2, 6 to 8 pm, Faculty House Presidential Suite (3rd Floor).
- Continuing the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for Civil and Political Rights’ American Voter Project series, this installment focuses on redistricting and gerrymandering. The idea of “one person, one vote” has been increasingly challenged in recent years, and this event will discuss how this has affected voters in the past and what’s at stake now. Speakers include Eric H. Holder Jr. CC ’73, Law ’76, 82nd Attorney General of the United States, Vanita Gupta, Adjunct Professor of Law at NYU, and Michael Li, Senior Counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice.
- Register here.
Revitalization of Indigenous Languages and Arts Across the Americas
- Friday, October 3, 1 to 3 pm, 513 Fayerweather Hall.
- Speakers including Eduardo de la Cruz, Instructor at the University of Utah, Manuela Tahay, Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and more will speak about indigenous craft practices and languages. This talk will center on the suppression and revitalization of these important parts of their culture. The event is hosted by the Center for Science and Society.
- Register here.
Defending My Enemy: A Conversation With Aryeh Neier
- Friday, October 3, 6 to 8 pm, Pulitzer Hall Joseph D. Jamail Lecture Hall (Room 300).
- Aryeh Neier, former director of the ACLU, made the decision in 1977 to take on the case of Neo-Nazis in Skokie, Illinois. Despite the lrge population of Holocaust survivors in the town and Neier himself being a survivor, the ACLU successfully argued for the groups’ First Amendment right to march. Now, Neier will reflect on Skokie in this event with other ACLU directors Anthony Romero and Jameel Jaffer, now director of the Knight Institute.
- Register here.
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